Chapter 066: The Hit-and-Run Driver Has Been Found! Who Is the Mastermind Behind It?

And so she followed her grandmother and little aunt back to the Xiao family villa.

Since her grandfather was still in the hospital, her grandmother couldn't rest easy leaving him there alone. After brewing a nourishing soup for Shi Runrun at home, she packed her things and left to accompany her husband at the hospital.

This made Shi Runrun let out a long breath of relief. The fewer people at home, the less chance there was for her secret to be exposed!

Now, with her grandfather ill and hospitalized, her grandmother seemed to have aged considerably. The truth she had intended to reveal to them could no longer be spoken. All she could do was delay the inevitable, day after day.

But Shi Runrun knew her deception couldn't last long...

What was this?!

This was a matter of pregnancy—a monumental event! Though she had never truly experienced pregnancy and childbirth, she had read about it in books. Now, more than three months along, in another two or three months, her belly should naturally start to show!

But without a baby, how could she possibly make her stomach grow?

Shi Runrun had no idea and did not know what Xiao Xuezheng was thinking. Hiding, deceiving—once a person tells one lie, countless others must be spun to cover it. It was truly terrifying.

After her grandmother left, her little aunt, Xiao Rou Rou, insisted that Shi Runrun sleep with her at night, eager to hear stories about their trip!

Shi Runrun shuddered inwardly—what stories of travel? She had fled to City B, nearly died there, Xiao Xuezheng had chased after her, and nearly lost his life as well. How could she possibly recount this to her little aunt?

Moreover, she had bandages wrapped around her waist; if she slept with her aunt, it was likely that her condition would be discovered.

No, absolutely not!

Fortunately, Xiao Xuezheng firmly pushed his little sister back to her own room, declaring that his wife belonged to him alone, and no one could take her away. Thus, he rescued Shi Runrun from the predicament.

Lying alone in the bathtub, Shi Runrun pressed her lips together, gloomily touching her flat belly.

Once, there had been a vibrant life inside...

Her baby...

Her child...

The memory of that horrific car accident replayed in her mind...

Shi Runrun closed her eyes, tears slipping from the corners.

Her heart ached unbearably, and she felt utterly useless...

As a mother-to-be, so careless, unable even to protect her child...

Gently sobbing, she rose and took a towel to dry herself.

Looking at her reflection in the mirror, she frowned; the greater worry was how to conceal things from her grandfather and grandmother next...

At that moment, she felt trapped, unable to move forward or retreat...

...

When Xiao Xuezheng entered the bedroom, Shi Runrun was already curled up asleep on the bed.

He first showered in the bathroom, then strode to the bed in his robe.

Under the dim bedroom light, the little woman's face appeared exceptionally pale. On closer inspection, Xiao Xuezheng noticed clear traces of tears at the corners of her eyes.

She had been crying?

His dark brows furrowed, his sharp features tightening.

He lifted the covers and got into bed, wrapping her in his arms. Her slender frame, soft and warm, was held tightly against his chest.

Strangely, he didn’t know why, but holding her brought him infinite peace.

Barely had she drifted into sleep when suddenly, the woman in his arms began to sob violently.

Her low, muffled cries made him open his sleepy eyes.

He switched on the bedside lamp and looked at her. There she was, nestled in his arms, red-eyed, drenched in cold sweat, trembling as she wept.

Her eyes were swollen, brimming with tears.

"Runrun... what's wrong?"

Xiao Xuezheng lowered his head, gently wiped away her tears, and tightened his embrace, asking with concern.

"Sweetheart, did you have a nightmare?"

His voice was soft. Shi Runrun looked up at him, her tear-stained eyes wide. Her small hands clutched at her chest, gripping tightly as she sobbed, "Xiao Xuezheng, I think I dreamed of the baby..."

He was silent.

"It was a boy... Xiao Xuezheng... a little boy... In the dream, he was covered in blood, even his face... He sternly questioned me, asking why I didn't want him... why his mother didn’t want him..."

"Sob... Xiao Xuezheng, how could I bear not to want him... I never abandoned him... From the day he was in my belly, even though I initially planned to have an abortion, I couldn't go through with it... In my heart, I wanted to give birth to him... I wanted him... I wanted him..."

Shi Runrun cried out, nearly collapsing.

Her pale, haggard face twisted in agony and terror; gradually, her sobs grew more desperate, her small body trembling ever more violently.

She had thought, after so much time, she would have accepted it, but she hadn’t...

In the late hours, when her baby appeared in her dreams, she would fall into nightmares... unable to bear it... unable to accept it... not at all.

Xiao Xuezheng watched, his heart aching terribly.

He held her close, soothing her as best he could, sighing, "It’s not your fault, not yours... It’s mine, all my fault. I failed to protect you both... If the baby must blame someone, it should be me. Please, stop blaming yourself..."

Yet his comfort did little to help.

Shi Runrun’s despair consumed her, as if she were lost in darkness.

In the end, Xiao Xuezheng could only sigh, get out of bed, dress, and go downstairs, waking Aunt Li to brew a calming soup for her. After she drank it, Shi Runrun finally drifted back to sleep.

But even asleep, curled up in bed, her body still trembled, and from time to time, words like "baby" and "mother was wrong" slipped from her lips, leaving Xiao Xuezheng deeply distressed.

The more he watched her, the more his heart ached.

His hand dropped, clenching helplessly, bitterness and pain swelling within him.

That car accident...

The perpetrator still hadn’t been found. According to Yu Nan, there was something strange about it...

The more he thought about it, the more his features tightened, coldness spreading across them.

Anyone who could evade the men he and Yu Nan sent out was certainly not a simple accident...

Someone was targeting her...

With this realization, Xiao Xuezheng no longer felt any desire for sleep.

Until the person behind these schemes was caught, until he avenged his lost child, he would know no rest.

Just then, his phone on the bedside table rang abruptly.

His cold gaze swept over it—it was Yu Nan calling. Picking up the phone, he glanced at the sleeping Shi Runrun, then stepped onto the balcony.

He closed the door behind him to avoid disturbing her, and in the darkness, pressed the screen to answer.

"Xuezheng, the driver responsible has been found. He couldn’t withstand the interrogation and confessed quickly, just as you suspected!"

Yu Nan’s deep voice came through the receiver.

In that instant, Xiao Xuezheng's tense, handsome face became ice-cold.

So it was really her...